text_original: Since the failure of the Conference of Calais he had been working not at the development of a policy which he approved, but at the uncongenial task of diminishing the dangers of a policy which he disap  proved. The effects of this constant anxiety told upon his health and spirits, and still more upon his temper. He might be as able and as firm as ever, but he no longer had the same confidence in himself.
text_transcription: SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE CONFERENCE OF CALAIS HE HAD BEEN WORKING NOT AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY WHICH HE APPROVED BUT AT THE UNCONGENIAL TASK OF DIMINISHING THE DANGERS OF A POLICY WHICH HE DISAPPROVED THE EFFECTS OF THIS CONSTANT ANXIETY TOLD UPON HIS HEALTH AND SPIRITS AND STILL MORE UPON HIS TEMPER HE MIGHT BE AS ABLE AND AS FIRM AS EVER BUT HE NO LONGER HAD THE SAME CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF
phonemes: sˈɪns ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːnfɹəns ʌv kˈæleɪ hiː hɐdbɪn wˈɜːkɪŋ nˌɑːt æt ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt əvə pˈɑːlɪsi wˌɪtʃ hiː ɐpɹˈuːvd, bˌʌt æt ðɪ ʌŋkəndʒˈiːnɪəl tˈæsk ʌv dᵻmˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə dˈeɪndʒɚz əvə pˈɑːlɪsi wˌɪtʃ hiː dɪsˈæp pɹˈuːvd. ðɪ ɪfˈɛkts ʌv ðɪs kˈɑːnstənt æŋzˈaɪəɾi tˈoʊld əpˌɑːn hɪz hˈɛlθ ænd spˈɪɹɪts, ænd stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ əpˌɑːn hɪz tˈɛmpɚ. hiː mˌaɪt biː æz ˈeɪbəl ænd æz fˈɜːm æz ˈɛvɚ, bˌʌt hiː nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ hæd ðə sˈeɪm kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪn hɪmsˈɛlf.